dilapidate

英 [dɪ'læpɪdeɪt] 美 [də'læpəˌdeɪt]

• v. (使)荒废；(使)毁坏

英英释义

Verb:

1. bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

2. fall into decay or ruin;

   "The unoccupied house started to decay"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Second, they may indulge in it, thus dilapidate their study, which isn't rare.
   其次，他们会沉迷其中以致荒废了学习，这是不罕见。

经典引文

• A large and dilapidated pair of woman's shoes.

  出自： J. Ruskin

• The sagging dilapidated porch.

  出自： J. Steinbeck

• Dilapidated taxis.

  出自： E. Mannin

• You can bring new life to dilapidated and neglected woods.

  出自：Practical Householder

近反义词

【近义词】

• decay (使)衰退
• crumble 崩溃